I've created a sidebar gadget so I can see what the Hyper-V server is doing from my workstation.
The gadget can list multiple servers at once and also support vmconnect when double clicking on a VM.
PS: The gadget uses WMI to connect to the server so the user might need to follow John Howard's guide remote WMI access on both the client and the Hyper-V server.
Version 5.2 is out!
The latest version of my gadget has been tested and is now ready to be released! After a rewrite of the gadget, it is now better, faster and more awesome than ever before! :)
The gadget is now packed with more features than ever while still keeping the UI simple, alot of neat little features. ;)
Some of the new features are:
- VM CPU graph
- Wake on Lan support
- VM RDP (If the host is running 2008 R2)
- Multilanguage support.
5.2 (07.03.2010)
- Optimized performance releated to VM-RDP addresses.
- Added ability to only display a number of VM at the time. (Good for people having more VM than fits on the screen)
- If a VM not in the screen is off the host's name will be red, if it's paused or starting it will be orange.
- Added ability to minimize a server in the monitor view. Holding mouse cursor over the Host will display information about the VM's
- Added option to choose what type of RDP setting to the host on a pr. host basis.
- Added VM information when holding the mouse cursor over a VM (The gadget needs focus for this to work..)
- Added Orange background to a VM that is running with the Health-status not beeing OK. (Happens when a VM is booting up by bluescreen)
- Added Pause button to the VM controls.
- Wibout Bootsma is now part of the gadget development. :)
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